The Magic Crane

On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.

Director: Benny Chan Muk-Sing

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Norman Tsui Siu-Keung, Jay Lau Kam-Ling, Lau Shun

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.